Your Harrogate

In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Nick Hancock chats to Nick Copland from Homage2Fromage.

After a random conversation on Twitter in 2011, Nick and Vickie created Homage2Fromage in various venues around Leeds, expanded to Sheffield, then Harrogate, Manchester and beyond...

The aim of Homage2Fromage is to celebrate great cheese in a fun, informal, informative way.

It's not a snobby cheese tasting, it is about sharing oodles of the world's greatest food, in a simple, relaxed way.

Homage2Fromage helps you discover new cheese, meet like-minded cheese fans and hear some of the amazing stories behind cheese and cheesemaking.

You can experience it for yourself both at Crimple Hall in Harrogate and Yolk Farm at Minskip...

In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton catches up with Harrogate Town's Jack Muldoon, plus discusses community interest company, Sporting Influence Foundation.

Jack Muldoon has recently hit a milestone in his Harrogate Town career - 250 appearances!

Mullers tells Pete what he considers to be the highlight within the 250, plus what he thinks will be key in achieving points at Colchester United this weekend (21st October).

Sporting influence was founded in 2012 and aims to improve the standard of teaching and opportunities in Primary School Sport, plus also improve key social skills through sport.

For the past three years, they have also run a foundation with the aim of increasing the sports participation levels of school aged children in Harrogate and the surrounding areas.

Provide opportunities to young in the community to access the physical education and sports coaching as a vocation.

Also improve mental health awareness of young people and to explain plenty more, Pete caught up with project manager Neil Atkinson, along with director, David Moss...

In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Nick Hancock catches up with Harrogate St Andrew Players as they get set to present "Priscilla Queen of the Desert."

Victoria Eustace, who is responsible for putting all the show together and cast member, Clive Kirkham, both admit it's been a hectic week in rehearsals.

Expect glitz, expect glamour and fantastic songs that you will know and love.

The show is set to hit the stage at Harrogate Theatre from Wednesday 25th October, until Saturday 28th October.

In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton catches up Harrogate Town manager Simon Weaver and also chats to Jon Maloney from Future Lioness.

The Town manager was pleased with the team's performance at Newport in league two, less so with the defeat against Accrington Stanley in the EFL Trophy.

Off the back of World mental health day, the gaffer talks about how important it is for the entire club.

The team face their toughest test yet in league two this weekend (14th October) as in-form Stockport County come to Yorkshire.

Future Lioness is a girls only football programme in Harrogate and is going from strength-to-strength.

On October 30th, they're hosting the opportunity to "train with a pro" at St Aidan's.

Co-founder Jon Maloney discusses the championship player set to appear...

In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to Carrie and David Grant.

Their new book "a very modern family," will be the focus when they appear at the Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival on 19th October at the Crown hotel.

At the forefront of the literary scene thanks to its stellar line-up of literary names, the festival was picked out as "one of the UK’s best Literary Festivals" by Harpers Bazaar and "one of the top 3 Literary Festivals in the UK" by the Guardian.

From 19th - 22nd October, it celebrates great writing and leading thinkers, sharing stories to as wide an audience as possible with a diverse programme designed to entertain, inspire, educate, challenge and amuse.

Carrie and David explain how their book was born and what they hope readers will gain from it...

In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton focuses on two charity challenges.

The first is the Yorkshire marathon, which is set to take place on Sunday 15th October in York.

Amongst those running it, Ben Kempley, who tragically lost his 23-year-old sister Ellie last September, to SADS (Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome).

Ellie was a nursery teacher who was midway through an AMI Montessori 3-6 Diploma and so her family are establishing a scholarship in her memory at the Maria Montessori Institute.

Their aim is to support aspiring teachers just like Ellie.

Ben has set up a GoFundMe campaign in memory of his “beautiful sister” with the hope of raising £16,000.

On the same day, Oliver Blake and a team of family and friends, will carry an 80kg weighted stretcher whilst tackling the Yorkshire 3 peaks.

The hope is to set a Guinness World Record in the process and the reason?

Oli's wife Sheena was diagnosed with a stage four incurable brain tumour back in June.

Since diagnosis, Sheena has somehow summoned the strength to raise thousands for the Brain tumour charity and now a good family friend, has suggested the Yorkshire 3 peaks, to raise funds for Sheena, Oliver and their two girls to make memories...

In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton has been speaking to the ever-cheerful, Rosemary Shrager as she gets set for the Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival.

At the forefront of the literary scene thanks to its stellar line-up of literary names, Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival was picked out as ‘one of the UK’s best literary festivals’ by Harpers Bazaar and ‘one of the top 3 literary festivals in the UK’ by the Guardian.

The four-day event will celebrate great writing and leading thinkers, sharing stories to as wide an audience as possible with a diverse programme designed to entertain, inspire, educate, challenge and amuse.

The setting is the Crown Hotel in Harrogate, all thanks to Harrogate International Festivals and amongst the big names appearing, Rosemary Shrager!

Rosemary is very busy with her YouTube channel, chef work and has now turned her hand to writing, with her third novel due for release in 2024...

In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to four students from St. Aidan’s and St John Fisher Associated Sixth Form, as their 50th anniversary approaches. 

To mark the occasion, a Golden Gala is taking place on Friday 20th October from 7pm at Harrogate’s Royal Hall, offering a “spectacular evening of music, dance and drama.”

Both schools are known for their excellence in the Performing Arts and the Music, Dance and Drama regularly perform in showcases and concerts in school and the wider community. 

Alumni of these departments have progressed to join highly acclaimed theatre schools, perform in West End Shows, world-famous orchestras and current students continue to benefit from the expertise amongst the teaching staff.

There's also an open morning on 14th October for prospective students and their parents to learn more about what's on offer...

In this episode of the Your Harrogate Podcast, presenter Pete Egerton speaks to Josh Walsh; youth development phase lead and head of Harrogate Town's player development centre (PDC).

Rossett Sports Centre in Harrogate has become an official partner of Harrogate Town’s PDC.

The partnership will allow the club to further enhance the development of young football talents in the local community.

Regular PDC sessions will now be held at the school, whose pupils will have the opportunity to be coached by PDC coaches including First Team Captain Josh Falkingham, former Bradford City defender and now the club’s Professional Development Phase Coach Rory McArdle and Academy Manager Josh Law.

This new partnership will offer aspiring young individuals the opportunity to receive top-tier coaching and training within their own existing community...

In this episode of the Your Harrogate podcast, presenter Pete Egerton catches up with Harrogate Town gaffer Simon Weaver and in the second part, focuses on Knaresborough Town Women.

Harrogate Town were narrowly defeated 1-0 at Gillingham last Saturday (9th September), but Simon says the squad has responded well in training.

They're very much looking forward to a Yorkshire derby in league two at Bradford City (16th September) - Simon admits that it's a fixture all his players want to feature in.

On Sunday (17th September), after winning the West Riding County Women's football league division 4 last season, Knaresborough Town Women start a new campaign in division 2.

They appealed to the FA in order to be promoted higher up the ladder and were successful.

Pete speaks to centre back Beth Padgett and right back Chloe Hickson, both of whom are relishing the first match being a local derby at Boroughbridge.

Plus, Beth has turned her hand to another sport that helps with her football in certain aspects of the game...